Astro exam' coming up in 2 days time... yawnz. the notes are full of chunky words i didn't understand. BUT, came across this short clip that made everything so much easier to visualize. youtube's a pretty good learning tool afterall :P
I've been waiting for this parcel since last week, and it finally arrived! Dear has sent me a handphone pouch after I told him mine spoilt. And together with it... is my birthday present! It came bit late, but it's the best birthday present ever! I'm really surprised and touched at the same time :) Thanks love *hugz*
We woke up at 5am, all geared up in our winter clothings, to catch a train to the alps called Zugspitze. It's the highest peak in Germany - 2964m! When we reached the station, there are a few stalls opened for breakfast. Outta all the sandwich stalls, we went for Leberkas! lol... can't get enough of it =P
In the train early in the morning. Sunrise :)
The weather didn't look too good when we were about to reach. Kinda gloomy up there.. JY & Sista taking pics Snow, snow and more snow~!
That's where we're going! Right up to the peak! Look at the amount of snow accumulated on the branches! Taking a tram up to Eibsee, which we will then change to cable car to go up to Zugspitz Foggy skies and thick snow
Upon reaching Eibsee... We've to walk from the tram station to the cable car station bout 200m away. And I realised... stepping on snow is very treacherous. IT's SO slippery and I almost fell a few times. lol Cable car station to Zugspitz When all of us are about to board the cablecar, JY realised that he had lost his pass! Then all of us got out and frantically seach the snow-covered ground for his ticket... and I almost slipped a few more times =_=. But good news! We eventually found the ticket right at the entrance of the cable car station and JY was EXTREMELY relieved! cuz a new ticket will cost him another 30+euros i think.
So off on the cable car we go! When we reached Zugspitze stop, we practically cannot see anything! There's like a blizzard outside and everywhere you turn, all you see is white.
Blizzard... This viewpoint will be the highest point on the peak where you can see one of the greatest scenery ever! But with the blizzard... hahaha... all white. the wind is so strong, i think i breathed in and ate ice non-stop. =.= I can't open my eyes. With so much snow, you can only identify me from my RED beanie. haha that's how deep the snow is Sista laughing @ Kenny. duno why...
We went in and decided to wait for the blizzard-like weather to subside... Using the internet. Excitedly called my mum to tell her i'm gg skiing too. haha. While waiting for time to pass... we went to buy postcards from a little souvenir shop at the cable car station. There's even a mailbox there lor! Damn cool... imagine the postman coming all the way 2964m up just to collect mails. lol.
We made our way to rent skiing equipments! This is just the ski boots. There's still the skis which we have to step hard down to click our boots onto it. everyone geared up! and out into the snow we go!
*cannot see!* aha... i can't even open my eyes. lol.. the wind is still blowing furiously, it's freaking cold (i'm wearing 5layers) and the snow is GLARINGLY white! no wonder skiers always wear goggle-like shades. Sista trying to ski There's YS! and JY... he had some experience skiing before, so he disappeared. lol Blizzard again...
I'm sure it would have been more fun if we knew how to ski. Problem is there's no one around to teach us cuz there's lack of manpower in the ski rental shop. So we had to try on our own. And skiing in this kinda weather for beginners like us is EXTREMELY difficult. I take a few steps up, and next thing i know, i'm sliding backwards. haha... sO after a few tries, i decided to camwhore first. lol JY's down, YS's trying to find his way, and Sista staring at em. and JY's up and skiing again!
After some time, managed to pick up a bit on skiing. Can move myself, had to trudge up the slope with so much effort and slide backwards again the next moment. But, YS and Sista kept encouraging me to go up to the top...(see below) And we did! I'm so glad I made it... damn shag, almost died. but it's worth it!
It's surprising how strong UV rays are up there. Sista got a good tan. lol Tried on a diff kinda beanie @ souvenir shop We returned the skis and headed back down. It's one of the last trams to leave, so it was very crowded inside. After all those extreme effort skiing, I was really hungry. Can't help taking my sandwich out to eat. The view on the way down :)
YS wanted to take a pic of himself in the tram. But somehow, the rest of us unanimously joined and posed behind and pretended nothing happened after he took the photo. lol Had a good laugh, and continued to camwhore
Came to a stop, back to where we were to take a train back to Munich city centre
What a tiring day... after all those physical exercise @ Zugspitze, we were quite stoned even after shower. Headed out for cheap Doner Kebab dinner before gg back to plan for Vienna.
